Our Coaching Staff
Experienced Coaches. Proven Results. Athlete First.
Our coaches are SafeSport certified and U.S. Rowing certified, providing a safe, competitive, and athlete-centered environment.
James Long-Lerno
Newport Sea Base Executive Director & Head U19 Men's Coach
University of California, Berkeley
B.A. Science, Technology & Society
Lacey Shelton
Rowing Director & Head U17 Men's Coach
University of La Verne
M.S. Educational Counseling, PPS, Concentration in School and Family-Based Counseling
University of California, Irvine
B.A. Educational Sciences
B.A. History
Peter Vescovi
Rowing Equipment & Facility Manager
Head Junior Women's Coach
California State University, Long Beach
B.A. English
Noah Greenslit
Assistant Rowing Director & U19 Men's Lead Assistant Coach
University of Southern California (USC)
M.S. Human Resource Management
University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. History
Joey Royak
Lead Competitive Middle School Coach
California State University, Long Beach
B.A. Kinesiology: Exercise Science
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Even Norsoph
U17 Men's Assistant Coach
Orange Coast College
Business Administration ('27)
Abby Harris
Social Media Manager
Bryn Mawr College
B.A. Photography
Ella Poljak
Assistant Masters Coach
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Bob Koop
Volunteer Assistant Master's Coach
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Robert Cunard
Volunteer Assistant Middle School Coach
University of California, Berkeley
B.A. Rhetoric
California State University, Long Beach
M.A. Educational Administration
Pepperdine University
Ed.D. in Institutional Management
Miles Crook
Assistant Middle School Coach
University of California, Irvine
Class of 2027
Janelle Genovese
Assistant Masters Coach
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Allegra Vidali
U17 Assistant Women's Coach
Orange Coast College
Class of 2027
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Dylan Davis
U17 Men's Assistant Coach
Orange Coast College
Political Science ('27)
Marlon Knecht
U17 Women's Assistant Coach
Orange Coast College
Biomedical Science ('27)
Ethan Puckett
U17 Men's Assistant Coach
Orange Coast College
History ('27)